Quackenbush Rifle History

A short video on the daq 458 testing the 255 280 350 grain hollow points in ballistic gel and water jugs.

Quackenbush rifle history. Bison and the black bear and a 330 lb. Click on the pictures to read the story of the 2000 lb. At the age of 16 he invented the extension ladder patent date october 22 1867 and began manufacturing it. 1876 to 1938 in this article i am going to talk about extension ladders nut crackers oh and a whole load of airguns.

Henry marcus quackenbush april 27 1847 september 8 1933 commonly called hm was an american inventor and industrialist who founded the hm. They came with either a fixed wire stock or one that slid forward for use as a bicycle rifle nearly identical with the stock later used on the usaf m4 survival rifle. Weve encountered quackenbush in a couple of previous articles and now it is his turn to be center stage. Henry marcus quackenbush and the quackenbush model 1 air rifle mfd.

Henry marcus quackenbush was born on april 27 1847 in herkimer new york to parents isaac and mary anne rasbach quackenbush. American airgunhunter adventures in airguns airgun hunting in africa. Quackenbush is a clever but cheaply made boys rifle sold in large numbers in the 1893 1920 period along with several models of air guns. They came with either a fixed wire stock or one that slid forward for use as a bicycle rifle nearly identical with the stock later used on the usaf m4 survival rifle.

Henry marcus quackenbush 1847 1933 served an apprenticeship at the remington arms company as a young man. Quackenbush company in herkimer new yorkhis company was widely known for its air rifles and for the invention of the metal spring jointed nutcracker. At age fourteen he began an apprenticeship with remington arms where he became an expert metal worker and gun maker. Boar taken with a quackenbush 458 cal.

The quackenbush rifle invented by industrialist henry m. Each picture links to a different story. Quackenbush is a clever but cheaply made boys rifle sold in large numbers in the 1893 1920 period along with several models of air guns. Quackenbush company of herkimer ny manufactured a variety of 22 caliber cartridge rifles air guns and air gun ammunition in 175 caliber 21 caliber 215 caliber and 25 caliber.

Henry was said to have been mechanically oriented a tinkerer. Many historians credit quackenbush as the father of the mass produced air gun. The quackenbush rifle invented by industrialist henry m. My battery died and i lost most of my footage.

He produced his first air rifle in 1876. 0 comments this is not a review but more a reflection on my quackenbush big bore rifles and why they mean so much to me.